Sheet metal bending brake



'May 12, 1953' t Filed Jan. 9, 1951 R. W. SKINNER ETAL SHEET METAL BENDING BRAKE U IM m6381141 ,A .l r if o yRoland!"VtufaltelrQSkinning Long Branch', Ontario, i

. L l ,1 i. and Arthur George Frampton, 'lloronto,0n`

` tario, Canada, assignors to A. V.` Roe Canada, Limited, Malton, Ontarim anada, `,a corporarIhis linvention .relates o improvenienteA inapparatus forbending and shaping sheet metal.

Bending of sheet metal parts is customarily carried out on a power brake, theworkpiece usually being positionedinjthe machine manually byA positioned so that'the workpiece located thereby,`

may be bent lat the specied location when the brakeuis operated. It is another object of the invention torproyide amconvenient, simple and Piateal .rrisiliodpf Se sfilis at theeesired position the adjustable stops. It is a further object of the invention to provide a template for use in setting-up the adjustable stops.

The invention will more readily be understood by reference to the following description and the accompanying drawings, in which like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views and in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of a -power brake constructed in accordance with the invention;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a typical template constructed in accordance with the invention;

Fig. 3 is a broken-away elevational View of a transfer gauge in position on components of a power brake, for transposing the stop settings.

Referring to Figs. l and 2 of the drawings, a brake comprises a body or support I on which is mounted a stationary female die I I and a conventionally driven reciprocating male die I2.

Adjustably mounted on the frame I0 are two stops i3 which provide means for positioning the workpieces. Each stop comprises a support I4 which may be adjusted up and down or to either side with respect to the frame after iirst loosening the nut I5, and a rod I6 having a vertically disposed shouldered locating pin I'I at one end; the rod is slidably mounted on the Support III so that the distance between the dies and the pin I1 may be altered, the set screw i3 when tightened clamping the rod in the desired position.

The template assembly illustrated in Fig. 2 `comprises a full scale template 20 of the part to be made and having mold lines 2| (lines along which bending is to take place) clearly indicated .on its surface, In the preferred example shown,

` I 1 Appiication-.anuary 9, 1951, Serial o..205 ,0l8'6 s claims. (ci. in-ei) theftemplateis al metal sheet lines have. been; freproduedlai full scale lofted original by a suitable photographic process. Guide means `comprising brackets 2i* areseeured to the template, V-notches23 being provided in the bracketsend the apices oi the V-notches being located directly above the mold lines or-intended bend lines on the template.

In the templateare provided-toolingholes `2li, at

locations well clear `of.A the mold lines2l; forexample, on the longitudinal centre line 25 of the template. The diameters of the tooling holes rare preferably such that they are sliding fits,4 on` the pins il.` Instead of thebrackets 22 being individual partsgsecured to theftemplate, they may be formed from the template itself by `punching and bending operations. l Alternatively, theltemplate may be made` of heavy` gaugensh'ee't metal and grooves machined along" the'moldlinesto provideguide means. A

To set up the stops they are nrst spaced` from each other by a distance equal to the spacing between the tooling holes 24 in the template and the stops I3 are also adjusted vertically to a position such that the shoulders of the pins are level with the top of the stationary die II. The template is then positioned on the brake, with the V-notches corresponding to the mold line at which it is intended to make the first bending operation, substantially in registration with the dies, and the male die I2 is lowered slowly into the said notches until the template is held firmly in position. The rods I6 of the stops are then adjusted longitudinally until the pins I1 register with the respective tooling holes 24, and the rods are then iirmly locked in position by tightening the set screws I8.

After this setting-up operation has been completed, the template is removed from. the brake and the brake is then ready for use to bend workpieces in which tooling holes have previously been drilled at locations corresponding to the locations of the tooling holes 24 in the template- To set-up the stops for bending the `workpieces at other positions as indicated by the template, the aforementioned operation is repeated but of course the template is positioned so that the male die I2 will engage other V-notches on the template.

It should be pointed out that with one template of the kind described, the brake may be set up for the productionof right and left-hand parts of the same component. For this purpose, after having set-up the brake by means of the template for the production of say right-hand parts, a pair of transfer gauges as illustrated in Fig. 3 is provided to transpose the settings of the stops.

A transfer gauge comprises a rod 26 having at one end a `f-block 2i and on which is slidably mounted a block 28 which may be clamped to the rod by a set screw 39. In the slidable block 23 is a hole 36 of a diameter corresponding to the diameter of the pins il',

To transpose the settings of the stops i3, the two transfer gauges are positioned in the brake opposite the respective stops, and after loosening the set screws ffii? the holes 3i) in the respective blocks 23 are brought into registration with the pins il; the male die i2 is then lowered slowly to firmly grip the blocks 28 at the V- notches, and the set screws 2Q are then tightened thereby clamping the blocks 23 to the rods 2&5. The two transfer gauges are then transposed, the male die is again brought into engagement with the notches in the brackets, and after set screws I8 have been loosened the distances ci the respective stops from the dies are re-adjusted by engaging the pins i1 in the holes 3@ of the blocks 28, and the stops i3 are then locked into position by tightening the set screws iii. After the transfer gauges are removed, the brake is ready to produce opposite hand parts. This time, however, the workpieces are fed to the machine with their reverse faces upwards, although the bending operation is carried out as before.

It will be understood that the form of the inventon herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred exampie of the same, and that various changes in the shape and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or altering the scope of the subjoined claims.

What we claim as our invention is:

l. A brake for bending sheet metal workpieces, comprising registering dies, at least one of which is reciprocatable. a removable template having guide means registrable with one of the dies and having two spaced tooling holes, and two spaced workpiece locating pins on the brake engageable with the template at the tooling holes for location of said locating pins by the template.

2. A template for locating the workpiece positioning means of a bending brake of the kind having two spaced workpiece locating pins and having registering dies, at least one of which is reciprocatable, comprising a piate having guide means located thereon at a position corresponding to the intended bend line of the workpiece and adapted to register with one of the dies to position the template relative to the dies, the plate having two spaced tooling holes for location of the locating pins by the template.

3. A template for locating the workpiece positioning means of a bending brake of the kind having two spaced workpiece locating pins having registering dies, at least one of which is reciprocatable, comprising a plate, two spaced brackets on the plate and having notches, the brackets being located on the plate at positions such that a hypothetical line joining the notches is at a position corresponding to the intended bend line of the workpiece, the said brackets being adapted to register with one of the dies to position the template relative to the dies, the plate having two spaced tooling holes for loca tion of the locating pins by the template.

ROLAND WALTER SKINNER. ARTHUR GEORGE FRAMPTON.

References Cited in the iile o1 this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,466,685 Cole Apr. l2, 1949 2,510,768 Williamson June 6, 1950 

